Laquita Charisse Dunn and Anthony Jackson die in fatal Birmingham shooting
Fatal Birmingham shooting death of Laquita Charisse Dunn and Anthony Jackson – Obituary
In a tragic event on Thursday, two people were killed, and two others were injured in connected shootings at two homes in Birmingham’s West End Manor neighborhood. The Birmingham Police Department responded to a call around 4:45 p.m. regarding multiple gunshot victims in the 1600 block of Dennison Avenue.
Upon arrival, officers found 49-year-old Laquita Charisse Dunn, who had been fatally shot inside the home. Dunn, identified by the coroner on Friday, was a friend of the family.
Authorities soon discovered that a man, later identified as the suspect’s father, had also been shot at the same location. He was transported to Princeton Hospital with life-threatening injuries and later moved to UAB Hospital. Initially, police reported his death, but it was later clarified that he survived.
While investigating this scene, officers were informed that additional shots had been fired at a nearby residence on 17th Place Southwest. Responding to this second location, police found 76-year-old Anthony Jackson, the suspect’s grandfather, and a woman, both shot inside the home. Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene, while the woman was hospitalized with critical injuries. Police identified her as a family friend.
The suspect, 31-year-old Kerry Jackson Jr., is believed to have shot all four victims in what began as a domestic argument. Jackson was apprehended around 9:15 p.m. in the Five Points West Business District area with the cooperation of Birmingham police, Jefferson County deputies, and the U.S. Marshals Service. Described as “very agitated” during his arrest, Jackson was booked into the Birmingham City Jail under a 48-hour felony extension for capital murder.
On Friday, Jackson was formally charged with capital murder for killing two or more victims, capital murder during a kidnapping, and two counts of attempted murder. Police revealed that the kidnapping charge stemmed from Jackson forcing one of the female victims into a vehicle at gunpoint during the incident.
Fatal Birmingham shooting death of Laquita Charisse Dunn and Anthony Jackson – Obituary In a tragic event on Thursday, two people were killed, and two others were injured in connected shootings at two homes in Birmingham’s West End Manor neighborhood. The Birmingham Police Department responded to a call around 4:45 p.m. regarding multiple gunshot victims…
Fatal Birmingham shooting death of Laquita Charisse Dunn and Anthony Jackson – Obituary In a tragic event on Thursday, two people were killed, and two others were injured in connected shootings at two homes in Birmingham’s West End Manor neighborhood. The Birmingham Police Department responded to a call around 4:45 p.m. regarding multiple gunshot victims…